-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 29/04/11 12:50, Holger Parplies wrote: > I'm sure that's a point where we'll all disagree with each other :-).
No doubt :) > Personally, I wouldn't use a common set of disks for normal backup operation > and offsite backups. BackupPC puts considerable wear on its pool disks. At > some point in time, you'll either have failing disks or proactively want to > replace disks before they start failing. Are you sure you want to think about > failing pool disks and failing offsite backup disks at the same time (i.e. > correlated)? I assume, failing pool disks are one of the things you want to > protect against with offsite backups. So why use backup media that are likely > to begin failing just when you'll need them? I strongly suggest everyone read the google paper on hard disk drive failures, and methods for predicting them... One of the issues they noted was that age wasn't a factor after the first few months, and before about 5 years or more (I forget the exact numbers...) Also, usage wasn't a great factor, though all their drives are powered on all the time :) I've read parts of it a few times, and think most people here would find it interesting reading if you have the time... It touches on temperature of drives as well. Regards, Adam - -- Adam Goryachev Website Managers www.websitemanagers.com.au -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk26QOkACgkQGyoxogrTyiWW3ACdE1UmfRlwq5Z63Dr97zusbIl8 YJgAn3HOUqIX5wzaLa+ne+2UMZM1TxCa =PocQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
